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Getting Started

Contents

Getting Started

Thank you for choosing the DENON AVR-987 AV Surround Receiver. This remarkable component has been engineered to provide

superb surround sound listening with home theater sources such as DVD, as well as providing outstanding high fidelity reproduction

of your favorite music sources.

As this product is provided with an immense array of features, we recommend that before you begin hookup and operation that you

review the contents of this manual before proceeding.

Accessories ··············································································3

Before using·············································································3

Cautions on installation ·························································3

About the remote control unit ··············································3

Inserting the batteries ····························································3

Operating range of the remote control unit ························3

Part names and functions

Front panel··············································································4

Display ····················································································4

Rear panel···············································································5

Remote control unit····························································5, 6

Easy to setup flow ··································································6

Speaker layout [Basic layout] ················································6

Speaker connections ······························································7

Connecting a DVD player and monitor·································8

Auto Setup/Room Equalizer (Room EQ) Functions ············9

q Connecting a microphone··················································9

w Before performing the Auto Setup procedure·················10

e Perform the Auto Setup procedure ·································10

r Assigning power amplifiers ·············································10

t Switching the front speaker·············································10

y Preliminary measurements··············································11

u Speaker measurements···················································11

i Checking and storing the measurement results··············12

Error messages ····································································12

Cable indications···································································13

The video conversion function ············································14

Relationship between the video input signal

and monitor output according to

the video convert settings··············································14, 15

Playing the input source ······················································23

Selecting the room equalizer mode ····································24

Turning the sound off temporarily (MUTING) ·······················24

Listening over headphones ··················································24

Switching the front speakers ··············································24

Checking the currently playing program source, etc.···········24

Switching the brightness of the display ·······························24

Basic Operation

Getting Started

Easy Setup Procedure

Connecting Other Sources

Night mode············································································38

User mode function ······························································38

Combining the currently playing sound

with the desired image (VIDEO SELECT function)············38

Personal memory plus function ··········································38

Playing the iPod ····································································39

Listening to music ································································39

Viewing still pictures and videos (only for iPods

equipped with the slideshow / video function) ····················39

Disconnecting the iPod·························································39

Multi zone music entertainment system

Multi-zone playback using the ZONE2 output terminals······40

Multi-zone playback using the SPEAKER terminals ············40

Outputting a program source to amplifier, etc.,

in the ZONE2 room (ZONE2 SELECT mode) ·······················41

Remote control unit operations

during multi-source playback················································41

Recording (audio and/or video)···········································42

About the memory functions ··············································42

Initialization of the microprocessor ····································42

The analog video to HDMI conversion function ················15

Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals

[To convert analog video signals to HDMI signals]···········16

Connecting a TV tuner ·························································16

Connecting a DBS tuner·······················································16

Connecting the external inputs (EXT. IN) terminals··········17

Connecting a video camera or video game···························17

Connecting a CD player························································17

Connecting a turntable·························································17

Connecting a DVD recorder ·················································18

Connecting a VCR ·································································18

Connecting a tape deck························································18

Connecting a CD recorder or MD recorder·························19

Connecting equipment with HDMI terminals ····················19

Connecting the antenna terminals······································20

Connecting the XM terminal ···············································20

Connecting the iPod ····························································21

Connecting the RS-232C terminal ·······································21

Connecting the TRIGGER OUT jacks ··································21

Connecting the MULTI ZONE terminals

ZONE2 out connections ·······················································21

ZONE2 speaker out connections··········································22

Connecting the PRE OUT terminals····································22

Connecting the power supply cord·····································22

Using the surround modes

Types of surround modes and their features ·······················25

Selecting the play mode

(PURE DIRECT / DIRECT / STEREO)····································25

Selecting the Dolby Digital and DTS Surround mode

(only with digital input) ···················································26, 27

Selecting the Dolby Pro Logic

x (Pro Logic

) mode ·········27

Selecting the DTS NEO:6 mode···········································28

Checking the input signals ···················································28

Surround modes and parameters ································29 ~ 31

Using the DENON original surround modes

Types of surround modes and their features ·······················32

Selecting the DSP surround simulation································33

Setting the tone control························································34

Adjusting the speaker volume··············································34

Using the fader function·······················································35

Listening to the radio

Auto tuning ···········································································35

Manual tuning·······································································35

Preset memory·····································································35

Checking the preset stations················································36

Recalling preset stations ······················································36

XM Satellite Radio ································································36

Checking the XM signal strength and Radio ID ···················37

Channel selection ·································································37

Category search····································································37

Advanced Operation

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